With MetFilm School announcing a new campus in Leeds, we spoke to one of the school’s specialist lecturers, award-winning film director, Prano Bailey-Bond. The director’s first feature film hit the big screen this year and was a huge success – it became one of the year’s ‘must watch films’ and hit The Guardian’s top fifty list… showing … Read more
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) announced the 2021 nominees, revealed by Samuel Adewunmi and Mimi Keene live at Curzon Soho in London. This year’s nominees again highlight the wealth of talent and diversity within the British film industry, with 2021’s list featuring some of the greatest names in British cinema and its brightest new … Read more
Marginalised and underrepresented voices will be given centre stage at an international film event taking place this month. The Cine-Excess Film Festival led by Xavier Mendik, Professor of Cult Cinema Studies at Birmingham City University, will put a major focus on the struggle for diversity and inclusion from a range of different groups. Running from October 19 … Read more
Opening in autumn 2022, and based at Prime Studios, MetFilm School’s Leeds campus will offer five undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Jonny Persey, director at MetFilm School said: “Yorkshire’s Film and TV sector is thriving, and we want to ensure it has a dynamic, talented, and diverse workforce to meet all its needs. “On MetFilm School courses, students learn by … Read more
Annika Summerson is BIFA nominated for her work on Mogul Mowgli and known for VS., Postcards From London, Breeders, Clique and the upcoming Censor, directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. The cinematographer shares her career story so far (interview shared with permission from Primetime)… Where are you based and how does this play into the work that … Read more